Battery-case.



R. H. MANSON.

BATTERY CASE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.24,1913.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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RAY MANSGN, 0F ELY'E'EA, OHIQ, ASSIGNOE TO THE GAREORTZ) MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 01? ELYRIA. OHIO. A CORP-(331131261? GE 01-126.

Specification of Lettez's Eatent.

Application filed September 2 2, 1912 ll'axanx, a residing al;

ful ilnprovvna-z; iii l3:ilim' \'--i.:is(*s: anrl I (10 lierchy ileclai'u llM? i'allmving ti) heia iall, clear, anil uxavt (lLSQiiplimi ml" the invention, .sah as will nnahlh others skilled in the art to which it appvrtains to make and use the 5311138.

I ll/1y inventiun relates thhattery cassesx such are mnplayml more especially with dry sells, aml has fur its uhivcl the prmvntion Of incongruous PHYHHL'iiUHS aiming the m lls.

To illastraf v tlw uhiwls ml my invention,

lz-imi with tho use (if ilkitl'l horns upon msaor (*yulvs. a suitable fi1Sll3 is essential to a small (lav 'lilll horn. These walls are frequently as-scznhlucl in (h paper or series summation 21ml l'UfxlKQl m cardboard. The zinc pole of (hi hattci'v is exposed at lhu hultnm oi this volumn of cells ami ihs' nthvr pole at: the top The cells mimi hv properly mounted or the) may neutralize 0r (lest-my mch othii'. The PEU'llOS who llill'ull-c lhu cells; aml who from time in time HRUW tham, iaiidoi'sti hCl lillla or nothing; ahou?v lhu walls aml haw they are to ho minis-atoll in the :ll'kflllll comma;uomly a foul-proof arrang'vizieiit is necessary in prevent the lIlZNlVPliOlll ilvsliuction of the cells.

One of the whim-ls; of my lZlYPllllOll is to produce an arraiig'miwht whivh will plrevent the inaili'urlmit (lL'SllllCilOi) oi the calls by improperly (imam-ling them in the ciiicait.

Another object of my inrmitinn is to pro i'lllfi a suitable easing for housing the cells. Other whim-ts aml usvs of my in'i'enlioii aml tlw inn-ration itself will he umivrstmal from tho :1l'll(lll;ll' ilesvrii'ilinii hi he viii-- lmiliiiwiit illuslralml in the (ll'HWlilQ.

Figure l is a plaii \'ll?\\ lonlciiig (luau inl'u l'hv casing with the lop and (vils rumm'ml. Fig: :2 is a sm-tiuu through the vasiiig showing the wells in pusitiim. Fig. :5 is a "\lGW nl' lhv lmil'om ul' thi- L01). l "l ,1'.'-lis a diagram illuslratiag'lho prnp'm' ;HIiH1fI( merit of the walls and Fig. 5 is a diagram shmvingg; the. imprn nur arrangvmvhti Y lci'ia'rihg 11m; to ihv li:,i\\'in; aml in the UlHbOLliIILLIlL illustrated therein, in Fig l 7 hill-Kl life 02' the calls arrahgmil this man- I'ltl has been found, h s experience. 39 he min-h lrsiigzer than the mmhima'l lives of the batteries us. svpara .ly. list only is this trim. hm; l; y give hett r sers ich 0 a longer time arranged iii multiple series, as shown.

if lillQ cells,- are inadvertently piacl in he aging in epposifie ai-rang men's, is, 5 mm of the batteries is i'ei'ei r'. or tinned pChl ufl (lush, 'tha arrangemaanl: shown in l-ig 5 will result l ham hem shown llifi hallvry T ram-sud. Under these (zip-samsztam'es, all this 0 127113115 will pags thiiougl'i the lm'al ieircails ii 1' fl 1?: and hem ll (nigh lhv circuit 10, filial the electrirrespoh, ilvvice will he without mirr ent. 0i 0111 is this lrah, hill in a short time l'hca cells will he exhausted. S0 quick will this (.Khflllkliltlil take plaie, thal; in most inslanucs it will (Milll before a test can he made upon the :lectrmresponsive device 8,

will readily he seen iihaf; anlsas $5017.18 means can he proilacml $0 prewni; ihe mi skilled l'imn minim-ling the haiwries in (1;)- position, it will he (lilllcalt, if not ianpassihlv. to aiiirceasfully introduce inih use uppai'al us capable of making the desirable connections shown in By th s arrangemeni, ililif;i}lfl.'8(l in l. 2, and it is; im m. l-e2. l0 manect the batteries as shuwh in Fig. fit l SllOW the vxiorim' casing, have s mwn as substantially elliptival in cm n llOS lliu bottom with a vim iii.

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a i iahle iizezms for uohmiringlj the casing to ihe mulor cycle frame or any other ilvsireil support are shuwn at '20 which hero consists; (if a bracket mimwml h v any saii'ahlh maans, at 21 to the i'ranw. Rivets or screws are n n liar terminal hi lllurlm'a' is i'n'iinm'lml in (imiafi an prvlei'ahly imaintml n1: springs 2U nvhtvll in the lmlhim if? the. ca springs have thi- ((HlizikiS '22 up again? the poles mam the lmil'ain of lhl: haiic-ries 6 and T. whii-h are depressed or silnlc below the edge ii of the halitc-rv of cells. The tap poles: 25 m the hatterios are elevated above the edges 2% of thu hattei'ieiu With this arrangement, if the batteries are reversed,

the poles 25 engage the contacts 23. I have,

however, provided an arrangement whereby the poles upon the bottom of the batteries will not engage the contacts at the top. The

top of the case is shown at 27 and isvheld" upon the case by any suitable means, suchas a rod 28 extending from the bottom of the cell-to which it is connected in any suitable manner at 29. The upper end of the rod is threaded at '30 and a nut 31 screwed down thereon, holding the top securelyin the case. Acontact-post 34 is mounted on the top, adapted to be connected to the circuit conductor leading to theelectro-responsive device 8. Suitable means are prov ded for connecting this contact-post to the polesof the batteries. I here show a member 35 embedded in the top and exposed at 36 and 37 to engage the poles 25. The contacts 36 and 37 are sunk as shown at 38 and I 39 in the top.

It will be seen that if one of the batteries of cells is reversed, the depressed pole upon the bottom of the battery will be transferred to the top, and owing to the fact that the contact at the top is also depressed, there will be no engagement; consequently, it Wlll be impossible to connect the batteries up as shown in Fig. 5. When the batteries are improperly arranged insaid casing, as when they are turned upside down, the shoulders 40 upon the top 27 will prevent the contact upon the bottom of the battery engaging the contacts 36 and 37.

'I'claim:

1. A casing for cells or batteries of cells I havingelevated contacts, upon one wall of said casing to engage depressed contacts on the cells or batteries of cells and another wall of said casing having contacts sunken therein to engage elevated contacts upon said cells or batteries of cells.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing for cells or batteries of cells, cells or batteries of cells mounted side by side in said casing, contacts upon the walls of said casing to engage the poles of the battery and means on said casing to prevent the cells or batteries of cells from and-means to prevent the engagement of such contacts with the poles of said cells or batteries when improperly arranged in said casing.

' 4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a battery casing, a bottom therefor having an elevated contact, a batone of said terminals in electrical engagement with the contact on the top, a rod for placing the elevated contact on the bottom ofthe casing in electrical engagement with the other terminal, said rod extending through the interior of the casing, and means including said rod holding the top on 'the casing and said contacts in engagement with the terminals.

5. In a device of the class described, the v combination of a casing for batteries, a bottom for said casing, electrical contacts on the bottom adapted to engage terminals oi the batteries in the casing, a top, electrical contacts on the top for engaging terminals on the batteries in the casing, terminals carried by the top and means for holding the top in position and for-placing the contacts on the bottom in electrical communication with one of the terminals on the top.

6. In a device of the class'described, the combination of a casing, contacts carried by one of the walls of the casing for engaging the terminals of batteries inclosed in the casing, a top for-said casing and means for placing said contacts in en agement with an electric circuit and for hol ing the top in position on the casing.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a battery casing, a contact carried by one of the Walls of thecasing for engaging a terminal of a battery inclosed within the casing, a removable wall in said casing, acontact carried by the removable Wall for engaging the other terminal of the battery within the casing, means for placing the first named contact in electrical com munication with an electric circuit and for holding the contact on the removable wall in enga ement with a terminal of the battery wit in the casing.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination of a battery casing composed of side walls formed of a sheet of metal into substantially cylindrical shape with an elliptical cross section and a bottom and top, said top having an opening-therein, electrical contacts carried by the bottom n'iounted in convex relation to'the same and adapted to engage depressed terminals upon batteries inclosed within the casing, the to casing being removable, a pair 0 sunken electrical contactscarried by said top and adapted to" ,engage elevated battery termiof the casing, a rod connected to the bottom passing through the interior of the casing and through an opening in the top, means to connect the rod to an electric circuit whereby the terminals on the bottom are placed in electrical communication with said circuit, said means adapted to hold the top in position with the sunken contacts in engagement with the elevated terminals on the batteries within the casing.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing, an electrical contact on one of the walls of the casing, the opposite wall of said casing being provided with an opening, and a terminal for an electric circuit extending through the opening in the wall and the interior of the casing and engaging the wall upon which the electrical contact is mounted.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination of battery mounting means adapted to hold a plurality of cells or batteries, cells or batteries mounted in said mounting means, electrical contacts in said mounting, means for engaging the poles of the batteries and means on said mounting means to prevent the cells or batteries of cells from being connected in opposition to each other.

11. In a device of the class described, the combination of a battery casing, means on one of the walls of the battery casing for engaging battery terminals of one polarity, a removable top for the casing, a second electrical contact on said top for engaging the battery terminal of the other polarity and means to prevent battery terminals of the wrong polarity from engaging said sec ond contact.

1?. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a battery casing, a contact on the bottom of the casing for engaging the negative pole of a battery mounted Within the casing, a removable top for thecasing, a second electrical contact on the top for engaging a battery pole of positive polarity and means for preventing the contact on the top of the casing terminal of negative polarity.

13. In a device of the class described, the

from engaging a battery to,

combination of a battery casing, including a I bottom, an electrical contact on said bottom, a top, a second electrical contact on the top and an insulating shoulder around the contact on the top, whereby the contact is protected.

14. A casing for cells or batteries of cells having elevated contacts upon one Wall of said casing to engage depressed contacts on the cells or batteries of cells, and another wall of said casing having contacts sunken therein to engage elevated contacts upon cells or batteries of cells and cells held" within the casing by the walls thereof with its poles in engagement with the contacts.

15. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing for electric cells, electric cells mounted side by side in said casing, contacts in the casin to engage the poles of the cells therein an means including an insulating shoulder in said casin to prevent the cells from being connecte in opposition to each other. 4

In Witness 'whereof, I have signed my name in the presence of two Witnesses this 19th day of September, 1913.

RAY H. ltiANSON.

Witnesses GEO. E. ROBERTS, MARIAN VAUGHN. 

